AI Unlocked 2026: From Strategy to Real-World Applications [MDEC Support]

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Your seat is only confirmed after payment has been received. ──────────────── EVENT DETAILS 🗓️ Wednesday, 30 September 2026 ⏰ 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM 📍 Erican Connect | Megan Avenue 2, C-1-5 (Block C, Level 1), Jalan Yap Kwan Seng, 50450 Kuala Lumpur ──────────────── EVENT AGENDA 09:00 AM - 09:10 AM Welcome Remarks Dato' Dr. Mohd Majid Konting - President, Malaysian Association for Education (MAE) 09:10 AM - 09:30 AM Opening Keynote "TBA" Nik Hishamuddin Bin Nik Mohd Yusoff - Head of Tertiary, Digital Talent & Entrepreneurship at the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM Panel Discussion "Embracing AI and Sustainability in Real-World Applications" • Dr. Aslam Khan - Vice Chairman, Erican | Vice President, National Association of Private Educational Institutions (NAPEI) • Dr. Sunny Ooi - President, Internet Alliance | Founder, ClickAsia • Mr. Keith Thong - Group Managing Director, University Book Store (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (UBSM) | Asia President, Edusynch 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM • Workshop 1 (Includes Hands-on Activities) "How AI Turns Business Problems to Profit" Jacky Lye CEO, Gavion AI COO, Gah Hong Precision Session Overview: This one-hour session shows how AI can help businesses solve real problems that directly related to profit, cost, talents and sales. The sessions will introduce a simple Business AI Strategy approach that helps companies move from: Business Problem → AI Analysis → Better Decision → Better Result. The session will also share practical examples of how AI ca help businesses earn more, save cost, and save time. Session Takeaway: 1. Identify buisness problems that can be analysed using AI. 2. Ask better questions based on real business processes. 3. Use AI to find hidden cost, low profit, and productivity issues. 4. Turn AI findings into practical business actions. 5. Identify one AI opportunity for their own company. 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM • Workshop 2 "The AI Imperative in Malaysia: Balancing Innovation, Cybersecurity, and Workforce Readiness" Michael Yee CEO, EduGuide Training & Services Session Overview: This session explores how generative AI fuels cyber threats, including deepfakes, voice cloning and fraud. Gain insights into real-world attack vectors, AI governance, workforce readiness and practical verification frameworks to protect organisational assets. Session Takeaway: 1. Identify AI-Driven Cyber Threats: Recognize the operational mechanics behind AI voice cloning (requiring as little as 3–10 seconds of audio sample) and live video face-swapping deepfakes. 2. Mitigate Internal AI Vulnerabilities: Understand the risks of "Shadow AI" and establish corporate governance policies to prevent confidential data exposure on unvetted consumer LLM platforms. 3. Implement Enterprise Safeguards: Deploy non-technical countermeasures, including dual-authorization financial workflows, FIDO2 hardware passkeys, etc 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Lunch & Networking Lunch will be provided for In-Person Attendance 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM • Workshop 3 (Includes Hands-on Activities) "The AI Productivity Paradox: The Hidden Factors for Successful AI Transformation" Aster Wei Founder & Managing Director, Otti NeuroLearning Institute Founder HumAIne Movement Session Overview: You've invested in the AI tools. Your team uses them every day. Has productivity and quality increased? Why does the work sometimes seem to be worse? This is the AI productivity paradox. Grounded in neuroscience, this session explores how to drive AI adoption in a way that makes your people sharper, smarter and more innovative than ever. Session Takeaway: 1.⁠ ⁠Pinpoint the real reasons why 70% of AI transformation fails 2.⁠ ⁠Spot the warning signs your team is over-relying on AI, before it costs you productivity and money. 3.⁠ ⁠Apply the Human-AI Synergy framework in evaluating your team’s readiness and gaps in effective AI adoption. 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM • Workshop 4 (Includes Hands-on Activities) "Agentic AI: Building AI-Powered Organisations" Dr. Sai Chong Yeh CEO, Ever AI Technologies Session Overview: AI is evolving from a tool that assists to one that can plan, act, and collaborate. This session explores how Agentic AI is enabling organizations to improve productivity, streamline operations, and accelerate innovation while preparing for the future of work. Session Takeaway: 1.⁠ ⁠Understand how Agentic AI differs from traditional AI and automation. 2.⁠ ⁠Explore practical business applications that drive productivity and innovation. 3.⁠ ⁠Develop a roadmap to build a more agile, AI-powered organization. 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM • Workshop 5 (Includes Hands-on Activities) "Build Your Second Brain for Free with Gemini and Google Docs" Michael Kwan CEO, Pixl Digital Founder, WebX Session Overview: Don't you wish you had an assistant who remembers everything you know and drafts your work the way you would write it? That is a second brain, and in this session you will build your own using only free tools you already have - Google Gemini and Google Docs. We'll use AI to build a starter library of documents, structure it into a searchable Second Brain, then use it as a thinking partner, writing assistant, and much more. Session Takeaway: 1.⁠ ⁠Build a working Second Brain from scratch, using only free tools you already have - no coding and no subscriptions required. 2.⁠ ⁠Master the simple loop that grows it - let AI interview you, one topic at a time, and file what it learns into a searchable library. 3.⁠ ⁠Put it to work the same day, as a writing assistant that drafts in your voice and a thinking partner that helps you plan and decide. Note: Bring a laptop with a Google account signed in. Everything used in this session is free - nothing to buy, nothing to install. Attendees without a laptop can follow on mobile, and expand on it at a later time. For advanced users with a Claude Pro subscription, come with Claude Desktop pre-installed for an advanced Claude Code workflow. 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM Closing Keynote Datuk Eric Chong Chairman, Erican Honorary President, Branding Association Malaysia 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM Free Networking